The project is no longer maintained - the provider is now part of the mainstream GADS project
- GADS-device-provider is a server that sets up devices for Appium tests execution and remote control with GADS.
- Supports both Android and iOS devices
- Supports Linux, macOS and Windows - notes below
NB I've been doing this having only small number of devices available. It looks like everything is pretty much working but I do not know how it would behave on a bigger scale.
- Straighforward setup
- Automatic provisioning when devices are connected
- Dependencies automatically installed on devices
- Appium server set up and started for each device
- Optionally Selenium Grid 4 node can be registered for each device Appium server
- GADS-UI remote control support
- iOS video stream using WebDriverAgent
- Android video stream using GADS-Android-stream
- Limited interaction wrapped around Appium - tap, swipe, touch&hold, type text, lock and unlock device
- Appium test execution - each device has its Appium server proxied on a provider endpoint for easier access
- Linux
- Supports both Android and iOS < 17
- Has some limitations to Appium execution with iOS devices due to actual Xcode tools being unavailable on Linux
- macOS
- Supports both Android and iOS
- Windows 10
- Supports Android and iOS < 17
Developed and tested on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, macOS Ventura 13.5.1, Windows 10
Read the setup very carefully before starting, I've tried to give as much information as I can - in case something is wrong or missed raise an issue, contact me or contribute :P
Provider setup
| About | |
|---|---|
| go-ios | Many thanks for creating this tool to communicate with iOS devices on Linux, perfect for installing/reinstalling and running WebDriverAgentRunner without Xcode |
| Appium | Since the project revolves around Appium test execution and it is also used for the remote control with GADS, none of this would be actually possible without it, kudos! |
| iOS App Signer | This is an app for OS X that can (re)sign apps and bundle them into ipa files that are ready to be installed on an iOS device. |